MMOsite Writer

AndaleonNo one really knows what's going on inside his head. Being one helluva multitasker, he's got his day job, managing a website, playing games, and writing for different gaming sites to juggle with everyday. It's not that he doesn't want to rest. He just doesn't want to stop thinking. Did we mention he's bored and lazy? Yeah, what more if he isn't?

If I ask you to name 10 MMO games in 10 seconds, chances are, only 1 out of those 10 games are not in the medieval-fantasy genre (and I seriously mean chance, so you can stop trolling your answers now). This has been a question lingering in my mind for the longest time now. Are MMO gamers and developers fickle when it comes to selecting their desired genre?... >>more

Way before online gaming began, there was no way of sharing the multiplayer experience except for inviting friends over and sharing controllers or keyboards, connecting via HyperTerminal (does anyone still remember this?!), or talking about strategies over the phone. Since connectivity has now virtually made the world smaller, we're able to connect with people from all over the world through various...... >>more

Gamers and gamerettes, once in a while, out comes the inevitable top ten/twenty/100 list of amazing games. Usually, magazines and websites hold it every year in honor of the best and the worst videogames of the year. Upholding the same tradition, we're making a list of the 10 most recommended MMO shooters out there.... >>more

It's the battle of action MMORPGs! We're in a year filled with an increasing number of hybrid MMOGs, such as a combination of RPG plus RTS or sidescrolling action ala-Double Dragon. Whatever your fancy, the MMO market has gone and made itself particularly saturated already.We have our own standardsor criteria for playing one game over the other.... >>more

In a nutshell, the online universe takes places in the age 1000, 216 years after Dragon Ball. Players are taken into this age to prevent a group of villains led by Miira to take control of Earth in the future.... >>more

What do you get when you band together the former team responsible for Diablo series and the 2005 well-received RPG Fate? It's an amazing team responsible for one of this year's MMORPG sleeper hits: Mythos.... >>more

Who says the pay-to-play MMO market is dying? There are a handful of new MMO games upping the ante with games fighting to be the next de facto MMORPG standard. Trion is no exception. Their magnum opus, Rift, has begun taking great strides in being a definite fan favorite. But taking this game head on is no easy feat. Rift's journey is no cakewalk like World of Warcraft.... >>more

As I went deeper, here I was on the homepage of PWE's newest MMORPG: Forsaken World. Add another point to my interest meter for having the game deviate from PWE's usual Chinese motif. Does Forsaken World have the right to claim this self-proclaimed title? ... >>more

Most, if not all, MMORPGs have one obvious similarity with the real world: its map. If you've observed most MMO maps, it's almost always comprised of 60 to 70% water and the remaining percentage as patches of land or clumps of continents. Developers tend to simulate a real inhabitable planet, along with its flora, fauna, and bodies of land and water.... >>more

Online gaming has come a long way since its inception. Multiplayer gaming may have spawned from the highly-imaginative tabletop roleplaying games; all with just the use of a few pieces, dice, pen and paper. From there, it evolved with the demand to connect with more players located in other parts of the world. ... >>more

Freejack, in essence, is designed as a racing game, without wheels. It's just a pure adrenalin-pumping, urban-scale foot race. Of course, Parkour-elements are incorporated into the game via the obstacles lying around the busy streets.... >>more

Tecmo-Koei has created a cult following among gamers with one of their best masterpieces to grace the gaming world: the Dynasty Warriors franchise. This franchise has ultimately set the bar for hack-and-slash games in a span of at least three console generations.... >>more

When you hear the title 'Heroes of Might and Magic,' you'd be expecting the console / PC RPG developed by Ubisoft. If you think Ubisoft did an online version of the eponymous game, you got your hunches right.... >>more

Blizzard’s back with a vengeance. Twelve years after the release of the very first Starcraft game, the gaming giant has officially released its sequel: Starcraft 2. Not much has changed from the first game to Wings of Liberty. Take it up to Blizzard for staying true to their RTS formula. Blizzard stuck with what they had because it was effective both then and now. Regardless of how many thousand times...... >>more

In a land muddled with numerous MMORPGs and rip-offs, there's no telling what game is right for a gamer's taste. Most MMORPGs we know are usually based off a bigger game, or that's what we all thought. Add this new game from Danal and alaplaya: Land of Chaos Online (LOCO).... >>more

The fantasy genre is no stranger to MMORPGs. Most MMORPGs use mythological accounts to serve as the backbone of their story. You've got Oriental, Norse, Greek, or Roman as a common ground for a game's plot. Craft of Gods is no different. The game is based on Slavic mythology, and mixed with a typical MMORPG formula.... >>more

May 25th marked the beginning of a Blizzard of changes in the Asian gaming scene. Blizzard and IAHGames landed a deal for the distribution of Blizzard® games in Southeast Asia. Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines will now receive localized distribution of at least 11 Blizzard® games.... >>more